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There are many reasons why you might paint stairs in your home. For one, if you have original floors that aren't quite sharp enough to live on their own, but have way too much character to replace entirely. Or maybe the carpeted runner look is starting to look tired. A durable painted stairway is also a great option for high-traffic areas, like farmhouses, entryways or summer homes. Ahead are 25 painted stairs that have entirely transformed the utilitarian zone.

Interior design, Building, Ceiling, Room, Architecture, House, Stairs, Floor,

Richard Powers

In Marrakech, a painting by Roger Sandes, Samuel Dowe-Sandes' father, and a brass console by Popham+ accent an entry. The sconces are by Peau d’Ane, the stairs are painted concrete, and the ceiling is whitewashed cedar beams.

Alyssa Rosenheck

In this Cape Cod in Connecticut, three bands of white paint on unfinished wood works like a runner in a shiplap-lined stairway.

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Douglas Friedman

The riser's on the stairs of this Cape Cod home by Ken Fulk are an original painted white patina.

Ricardo Labougle

In a London townhouse, cool gray gloss stairs are topped with a sari silk runner.

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Dominique Vorillon

Designer Designer Kerry Joyce painted the steps of a staircase in playful ocean-green Bezique by Pratt & Lambert Paints for an actress's family home in Malibu, California. The sconce and surfboard tied to the ceiling reiterate the home's lighthearted, seaside vibe.

Douglas Friedman

In Michael Bruno's Tuxedo Park home, wood floors and stairs are stained ebony.

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Alyssa Rosenheck

In this Memphis home, the stair treads are kept a russet stain while the risers are painted a crisp white.

Bjorn Wallander

A high-gloss gray blue white stairway in a timber farmhouse by D Aquino Monaco, Inc.

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Thomas Kuoh

In this Silicone Valley home by Niche interiors, low VOC green gray paint was used to cover a curving staircase.

Howie Guja

In this white-washed Hampton's home, gray blue stairs set off gray white walls.

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Caroline Lizarraga

Narrow stairs painted in a blue faux marble pattern by Suzanne Childress Design.

Sara Essex Bradley

White painted risers, deep wood treads on this curved stairway designed by Eclectic Home.

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Tria Giovan, CTC&G

Design by Ken Gemes Interiors opted for black treads, white risers, and a slim black runner.

Rupert Bevan

A staircase painted in patinated brass by Rupert Bevan Ltd.

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Centered by Design

In a stairway by Centered by Design, risers are white, treads are deep mahogany, and the walls are painted in swirled yellow marble pattern.

Frank Oudeman

An all-black staircase in a Park Avenue duplex by DE-SPEC.

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Karyn Millet

A white-washed rear staircase in a colonial home by Tim Barber Ltd.

Stairs, Room, Interior design, Furniture, Red, Property, Green, House, Floor, Yellow,

Costas Picadas

In this Connecticut stairway by Fawn Galli Interiors, risers are white and treads are blue with a wide black stripe painted down the center of both.

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Brittany Griffin for Sherwin Williams/Brit + Co

For a partnership between Brit + Co and Sherwin-Williams, high traffic stair treads were kept unpainted, while the risers were outfitted in Fun Yellow SW 6908, Azalea Flower SW 6576 and High Reflective White SW 7757.

Brittany Griffin for Sherwin Williams/Brit + Co

For a partnership between Brit + Co and Sherwin-Williams, a gridlike pattern was created on the risers in Mythical SW 6550.

Hannah MorrillContributorHannah Morrill is a writer and editor based in Portland, Maine. She’s an avid reader, an indifferent face-washer and a sunscreen/retinol evangelist.Watch Next loading video...